Events

Posted: March 3, 2013 - 5:25pm

High Plains Food Bank, 815 S. Ross St., will offer application assistance from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Friday to people interested in applying for Food Stamps, TANF, CHIP/Children’s Medicaid, Adult Medicaid and women’s health care and long-term care. Applicants should bring a copy of the following information:

■ Proof of resources, such as checking or savings account statement or passbook, life insurance policies, tax statements for real estate

■ Immunization records (TANF and Children’s Medicaid only)

For more information, call Nellie Ramon at High Plains Food Bank at 806-374-8562 or 800-774-8564.

Greenways Intermediate School’s annual Muffins for Moms for students and their mothers will be from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesday for fifth-graders and March 7 for sixth-graders in the school cafeteria, 8100 Pineridge St.

Candy Gibbs will present a program for parents about raising children in today’s hostile environment from 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday. The school’s book fair also will be open Wednesday and Thursday in the library.

The school will hold its open house at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Learn vegetarian cooking in free classes from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 8425 S. Bell St. There will be demonstrations, free recipes and sample tasting. Contact Jody at 806-353-2605 for more information.

The monthly meeting of the Amarillo Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Association will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Canyons Retirement Community, 2200 W. Seventh Ave. For more information, call 806-353-7666.

Hospice Care of the Southwest will have its fourth annual day of professional training, “Ethical and Compassionate Treatment of Patients and Families,” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 at Amarillo College Polk Street Campus Business and Industry Center, 1200 S. Polk St. Speakers will be Bill Brian, Dr. Brian Weis, Susan Hammett, Marge Dean, Terry Callis and Carla Plischke.

Conference topics will include legal issues related to patient and family wishes, understanding life-sustaining equipment and procedures, awareness of financial exploitation of patients, care for veterans and their families, care of indigent patients and refugees, and cultural perspectives affecting spiritual care, end-of-life care and bereavement by a diverse panel of local leaders.

Cost is $35 for six hours of CPEs, CEUs and CNEs, $25 without the hours, or $35 for social workers wanting only three hours of ethics CEUs by attending only the morning sessions. The training is geared toward nurses, chaplains, social workers, educators, clergy, health care professionals, counselors, nursing home staff, mental health workers, funeral directors, families and employers.

Federal Officer’s Association of Texas will host a fundraiser featuring country music artists Southern Gentlemen and nationally known magician Lanny Kibbie at 7 p.m. April 30 in the Palo Duro High School Auditorium, 1400 N. Grant St.

Telepro Promotional Concepts, a professional fundraising company, will conduct an advance telemarketing solicitation campaign and will contact businesses to solicit funds. For more information, call 806-381-6900 or 866-939-0990.

Canyon High School’s Class of 1983 has scheduled its 30-year reunion during Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.

Planned events include a Friday evening social hour, a Saturday evening dinner and a memorial dedication and picnic Sunday.

The planning committee asks those interested in attending to post on the Canyon High School Class of 1983 reunion event page on Facebook or email chsreunion1983@gmail.com.